Improvement in shoe-fastenings



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SHOE-FASTENING. No. 178,092. r Patented. May30,1l876.

UN TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

WILLIAM J. VITT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN S HOE-FASTENINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 178,092, dated May 30,1876; application filed April 18, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM J. VIT'r, of the city, county,.and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Shoe-Fastening, of which thefollowing is a specification:

The. accompanying drawing represents a perspective view of a shoe withmy improved shoe-fastening.

My invention relates to an improved fastening for shoes of all kinds, bywhich the shoe is neatlyand tightly fitted to the lfoot, the fasteningbeing entirely covered and out of sight.

The invention will first be described in connection with drawing, andthen pointed out in the claim.

In the drawing, A represents'a shoe, Whose flap is fastened to the upperby a number of tubular clips, B, that are sewed, riveted, or otherwiseapplied to the shoe. The clips B of the flap and upper are arranged toalternate with each other, and connected by a string, 0, that is securedat the lower end by a knot to the lowermost clip or fastened to theshoe, as desired. The string is then passed through all the clips, theupper end giving readily for the opening of the flap in putting on ortaking off the shoe, and being taken hold of to draw the string andclose the flap tightly to the upper. The end of the string is applied toand rigidly retained by a ening device for shoes obtained.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of tubular clips-B, clamp D, and eyelet a, all arrangedin connection with shoe, asshown and described, to allow the string .tobe applied, in the manner specifled.

WILLIAM J 2 VlTT.

Witnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, JAMEs H. HUNTER.

